8th Grade vocab lesson 16

1. agog, agogue

to lead

2. arch(e), archa(e)

ancient; first; rule

3. cosm

universe; order; beauty

4. dem

people

5. heli

sun

6. hom, home, homal

same; regular

7. log, logy, logue

speech; word; study; reasoning; argument

8. mania

passion for

9. mim

to imitate; to copy

10. phon

sound; voice

11. tom(e)

to cut

12. typ

stamp; model

13. pedagogue

a teacher, especially a strict one

14. cosmetic

involving or relating to treatment intended to restore or improve a person's appearance

15. helium

the chemical element of atomic number 2, an inert gas which is the lightest member of the noble gas series

16. dialogue

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

17. mime

the theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement

18. anatomy

the bodily structure of an organism

19. archaic

very old or old-fashioned

20. epidemic

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

21. homonym

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

22. maniac

a person exhibiting extreme symptoms of wild behavior, especially when violent and dangerous

23. phonograph

a record player

24. stereotype

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

25. eulogy

speech of praise

26. heliograph

solar signal

27. epitome

a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type; summary

28. demography

study of human populations

29. microcosm

little world

30. symphony

consonance of sounds

31. oligarchy

rule by a few

32. erythromania

passion for the color red

33. homogeneous

of the same kind

34. synagogue

Jewish place of worship

35. mimesis

imitation

36. atypical

irregular

37. demagogue

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument

38. archetype

an original that has been imitated; prototype

39. tomomania

a morbid addiction to performing or undergoing sugery

40. cosmotology

the study of the universe

41. homophone

each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example, new and knew

42. mimic

imitate (someone or their actions or words)

43. typical

having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing

44. archaeologist

a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

45. tonsillectomy

a surgical operation to remove the tonsils

46. endemic

native and restricted to a certain place

47. telephone

a system for transmitting voices over a distance

48. pyromaniac

a person with an obsessive desire to set fire to things

49. herculean

very powerful